Desiccated milk product and process for producing same.



or medicinal purposes.

in the paragraphs following I refer 'elther 'to whole milk,

' UNITED srrA'rns PATENT c ar on.

ANDREW A. DUNHAM, OF BAINBR-IDG'E, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO CASEIN COMPANY OF AMERICA, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

DESICCATED MILK PRODUCT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW A. DprIHAM, a citizen of the United States, res dmg at Bainbridge, in the county of Ohenango and State of New York, have invented or discovered certain new and useful Improvements in Desiccated Milk Prod cts and Processes for Producing Same, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object the production of a food or medicinal composition consisting of sodium glycerophosphate, or other suitable glycerophosphate, admlxed with or in combination with the solid constituents of whole or skim milk; that -is to say, admixed with or in combination with casein, lactose, albumen, butter fats (where whole milk is used) and the salts which constitute the so-called solid constituents of milk, the composition to. be used for food In speaking of milk skim milk or to a combination of both. C

Numerous processes and .products have heretofore been known in which albuminous substances, like theo proteids of corn, wheat, etc., have been treated in various ways with sodium glycerophosphate to produce a product in an easily assimilable form. So'far, however, as is known to me no one has produced a dry food composition consisting of sodium glycerophosphate, or any other suitable glycerophosphate, admixed with or in combination with the solid constituents of milk. I

In carrying out my invention I prefer first to evaporate the milk to a heavy condensed form, that is to about 15 degrees Baum. This can be done in'a vacuum pan or any other suitable receptacle 'for evaporation, and the resulting condensed milk is then treated with sodium .glycerophosphate or any other suitable glyce'rophos hate. Now to about 95 arts of the con ensecl milk I add prefera ly about five parts of sodium glycerophosphate, figured on a dry weight basis of the milk. The sodium glyceroplhosphate is thoroughly incorporated wit the milk and the mixture is then'dried by any suitable means. The resulting product is quite palatable and is perfectly solu ble in cold water. The sodium glycerophos- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2, 1915.

Application filed April 16 1 14. Serial No. 832,172.

phate does not coagulate the casein in the milk, even though the sodium glycerophosphate used reacts acid to litmus.

This novel product has a very distinct ad-.

vantage over other compositions containing a glycerophosphate and albuminous substance, because the product is palatable,

easily soluble and may be easily assimilated.

-Instead of adding the sodium glycerophosphate to condensed milk a small percentage thereof may be thoroughly mixed with dried milk, or milk powder, if desired,

to produce the novel food product; Instead of sodium glycerophosphate, any other suitable glycerophosphate may be employed, meaning by suitable a glycerophosphate which when thoroughly incorporated with milk and the mixture dried, or when admixed or combined with the solid constituents of milk, will produce a product that will be palatabl'e,easily soluble and easily assimilated, and which possesses food and medicinal values.

While it is preferred to combine about five per cent. of the glycerophosphate with the dry constituents of the milk, in produc-' ing the novel food or medicinal product, it will be understood that this percentage of the glycerophosphate may be varied to suit difierent-conditions.

(Having thus described my invention or discover I claim and desire to secure by Letters atent:

1. The herein described process for producing glycerophosphate milk powder, consisting in thoroughly mixin a glycerophosphate with milk on a basis 0 about five parts of the glycerophosphate to -about ninetyfive parts of the solid constituents of the lfnilk, and then drying the mixture to solid orm.

2.- The herein described process for pro-- ducing sodiumglycerophosphate milk powder, consisting in thoroughly-mixing sodium glycerop'hosphate with milk on a basis of about. five parts of thes'odium glycerophosphate to about ninetyg-five parts of the solid constituents of themillgand then dry- "iiig the-milk-to solid form.

3. The herein described process for producing a, glycerophosphate milk powder,

consistmg 1n first condensing the milk to about 15 degrees Baum', then thoroughly incorporating a glycerophosphate with the I condensed milk in "a proportion of about five parts of the glycerophos 'hate to about ninety-five parts of the soli constituents of solid form; I 4.- The herein describe ducing sodium 'gly'cerop osphate powder, consistin mill}:l 1to about 15 5e d l h oug y. mcorporatmg so ium ycero osphate with the condensed milk in a p'riiportion of'about five arts of the sodium glycerophosphate to a out -ninety-five partsof the-milk, and then drying the mixture to milk in first condensing the recess for progrees 'Baum,- their thor-.

' the solid constituents of the milk, and then 15 drying of desiccated milk containing a small perthe mixture to- 'solid form. food or medicinal product consisting of a glyce'rophos hate.

centage I 6. food or medi'cina product consisting of desiccated milk containing a small per- I centage of sodium glycerophosphate.

In testimon whereof I afiix my signature, in presence o two witnesses. ANDREWA. DUNHAM. Witnesses:

CARLTON CRUHB, L.- A. S'rnvnNs. 

